Wayne Rooney and Robin Van Persie ruled out of Chelsea clash

Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie will both sit out Sunday’s match at Chelsea (Picture: Reuters)

Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie will both miss this weekend’s trip to Chelsea, David Moyes has confirmed.

The Manchester United pair have been out of action since the beginning of the month and the middle of December respectively, and despite rumours at least one would return in time for the trip to Stamford Bridge on Sunday, neither striker has managed an adequate recovery.

Rooney is back in training, while Van Persie is still a few days away from rejoining his team-mates, according to boss Moyes.

‘He’s [Rooney] training, doing some running and looking good. I don’t want to put a date on his return,’ said the Scot.